Electrostatic precipitator



E. L. RICHARDSON ELECTROSTATIC PR Original Filed Aug. 27, 1946 July 22, 1952 ECIPITATOR JN ON INVENTOR. W Richardson July 22, 1952 E. 1.. RICHARDSON ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Original Filed Aug. 27, 1946 INVENTOR.

Ear/ Z, E/chardsm BY C Q J M E i u 2 a "c C Patented July 22, 1952 ELECTROSTATICPREGIBITATQR EarllL'... Richardson;- Hyde Park; Mass. assignon. liwmesneiassignments, to: westinghousealillece trio Gonnoratiom,a;corporationloflennsylvama Qontinuation ofrapplicflionSfex-iirl No; 6935;215; August 27; 1946; This application: October-1,

19.48, Serial- Not52'289 pending application, Serial No. 6931215,. which;

was-.filed August 27,1946; nowuab andonett .A successful: type" of: electrostatic: precipitator is disclosed. in; the. .G;. W;. Penney, IL. S;,,P.atent No. 2,'1' 8.1 ,'76f7;v Such-a .precipitator has. 3115101112- ing; chamber. in. which: thegas to; be; cleaned: is

(Cl.' 183v-7 ionizedwhereby the :particles carried: thereby::are

given: electrostatic charges,;. anidahas; a: collector chamber; containing; chargedi, collector. plates: to whichi-the particles; are attracted: and to:.;which theyadherez. Usually the1collectonplatesofiisuch azprecipitator are;- cleaned. at. inter als aszbezinc; washed. down; withwateiror a; flush.ineioil:v

. 'l hisinvention:= provides a disposable collector cell;- which is of inexpensive construction; and

2-. tator=inclt1desanionizing chamber 10 having; the conventionaliionizer wires 1 l suspendedbetween the rigid end supports; l2-whioh -are;carried by aislneleton framework I3 which; in. turn, is supportedifrommhe. insulators 14., The wiresel I are pported; at: their: longitudinal centers by the supports :1 of .the framework, 13. They tubular electrodes: l6; extend between the. wires; I I and parallel; thereto,- and, are grounded .to the cabinet ,l;'|'-., Theconstruetion of the ion-izerchamher is similar to; that. described. in more: detail in;thje; said- Penney patent.

'Ilhis; invention'provides. in a multi-cell. colleetorj'chamben; the; twoinsulating artitions l8 ancll-l-il (Fig; l), which extend acrossthe interior of the cabinet I! downstream with respect to; gas fl0w, of the ionizing chamber- H1, and which; divideethe precipitating space within. the cabinet. into four; compartments, each. contain.-

which; can; be; easily removediafterz a. period :of' 3.20 1 2 31 8 of-zthecollectorcells20.. Thei e i f0rming;;electrodes;, the ends ofi the. plates 1 being attachectto similar flexible, sheets. of insulating material, the. cell being, collapsible whereby it.

can be shipped and stored in a small space.

An object of theinvention is top-rovide a simple, inexpensive. collector. cell for. an. electrostatic precipitator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a disposable; collector-cell foran electrostatic precipitator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. collector cell in an electrostatic precipitat'or, which; can be readily collapsed? for convenience .in shipmentand storage.

The'invention will now be describedlwithreference-to' the drawing, of which:

Fig. 1 is an. end. elevation, insection, of an electrostatic precipitator embodying this.- invention; the. section being; takenalong the:lines". l,-l of. Fig. 2.;

Fig. 2 is a plan view,- partially in section, of the precipitator.

Fig. 3 is aview illustrating how the collectorcell of Figs. 1 and 2 can be collapsed, and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, projected view of a portion of the collector-plate assembly, illustrating constructional details.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, the precipiarezslidable into'and removable from the cabinet. at. the, rear: thereof (Fig. 2) and each. fills oneot: the. described;compartments as. illustrated by Fig s..l and.. 2..

Each,,cell. comprises the, plurality. of. spaced, vertically extending wallslzloi sheet, electricinsulating, material, having their. ends, extending perpendicular;- thereto, the opposite endsextendr ing in opposite directions.astillustrated. by, Figs.

.L and,4.,. The. walls. 2.2',.have, both-.sides coated with. sheets, of. electric. conducting, material 24. Qnalt'ernatewalls, .the coating 214 is omitted. from the,- lowerendsand. from. a. portionoi the, verti car. space above. the. lower ends. On-

other walls, the, coating, 24' is, omitted; fromgthe upper endsand from, a. portionof'. the. vertical, space tive. terminal of-which may be. a 12,000.- volt terminal, of: a. conventional direct-current power supplywhich-ienotillustrated. 1+ onF-ig. 2 of the drawing indicates the connection of the ionizer wires H to the power supply, and 13+ indicates the connection of the wires 28 to a positive terminal which may be a 6,000 volt terminal, of

the power supply, the negative terminal marked In operation the air or other gas, entering'the cabinet [9 asshown by the arrows'indicating gas flow, is first ionized in the ionizing cha 'nberiliiso as to charge positively the particles 'whichare suspended in the incoming-gas. The gas then passes between the conducting coatings 2A onthe.

cell walls 22 where the charged particles are'at tracted to the grounded coatings.

4 tially parallel walls of electric insulating material; electric conducting material on said walls; end walls of electric insulating material interconnecting the ends of said walls; the conducting material on each parallel wall being insulatedjfrom that on the adjacent parallel walls,

meansincludingconducting material "on one of said end walls, interconnecting the conducting m'aterial on alternate parallel walls, and means ..including conducting material on the other of said'endw'alls interconnecting the conducting :materi'al .onlthe others of said parallel walls.

6; A collector cellaccording to claim in which tlie said walls are flexible whereby the cell can be collapsed as for storage and shipment.

'7 A collectorcell for an electrostatic precipitator comprising a plurality of spaced, substantially The gas to be cleaned may be moved througha the precipitator by a blower which is not illustrated, but which can be connected, as is-convenetional, to either the gas entering end or the gas leaving end of the cabinet. i

When the precipitating electrodes of the cells become dirty, the cells can he slid out of thefprecipitator and can be thrown away, being replaced with new ones, their cost being so slight that it is not worth while attempting to-clean them. 1 While one embodiment of the invention-has been described for the purpose of illustration; :it should be understood that the n1ventionis not limited to the exact apparatus andarran'gements of apparatus illustrated, as modifications thereof may be suggested by those'skilled in the art without departure from the essence of the invention. What is claimed is V 1. A collector cell for an electrostatic" precipitator comprising, a plurality of spaced,;substan'-' tially parallel walls of electric insulating' 'material; electric conducting material on the opposite sides of said walls; thepconducting material-"on each wall being insulated from that onthe adjacent walls; means interconnecting'the conducting material on the opposite sidesof'each-of said walls, and means interconnecting the conducting material on alternate walls. 1 H 3 2. A collector cell as claimed in claim 1 inwmen the walls are flexible and the cell s; collapsi le asforstorage and shipment. j f 3. A collector cell for an electrostatic precipita tor comprising a plurality of spaced, substantially parallel walls of electric insulating material j 'elec tric conducting material on opposite's'ide's of said walls; means interconnectingthe conducting ma;- terial on the opposite sides of each of said walls; the conducting material on each wallbeing in;- sulated from that on the adjacent walls walls of insulating material interconnecting opposite ends of said walls, and means interelectri-cally connecting the conducting material on alternate parallel walls. 1 2" 4. A collector cell according'to claim 3 in'which the said walls are flexible and in which the "walls at their ends are flexible members, whereby' the cell can be collapsed as for shipment and storage.

5. A collector cell for an electrostatieprecipitator comprising a plurality ofspaced; substan parallel walls of electric insulating material; said walls having ends extending substantially perpendicular thereto with opposite ends extending in opposite directions, electric conducting material on said walls; end walls of electric insulating material interconnecting said; ends; and. means interconnecting the conducting .imaterial on .alternate walls. 5;. x 8. A collector cell according to claim 7 in which 'all of said walls are flexible whereby the cell can becollapsed asfor storageandshipment i #9 A'collector cell for an electrostatic precipitator comprising a plurality of space'd,substantially parallel sheets: of electric insulating material extending crosswise of said 'cell 'said' sheets having'ends at one side of said cellfextendingsubstani'ally perpendicular to saidsheets in'one di-- rection, and having ends at the opposite side of said'cell, extending substantially perpendicular to said sheets in the opposite direction, alternate 'of saidsheets having electric conducting material on opposite sidesthere'of and on their ends at said one side of 'said cell but being free of conductingmaterial on'their'ends-at said' one side bf said cell; said shefetsof electric insulating fnaterial interconnecting said ends'of saidspac'e'd sheets; and means interconnecting at said side sheets; the conducting material on alternate-of said spaced sheets. a l

10. A collector cell according to claim 9 in whichgall-of said 'sh'eets are flexible whereby-the cell canbe collapsed as for shipment and storage. 1 EARL LJRICHARDSQN.

.a- REFERENCES CITED r The followingreferences are of record in the file of this patent:

360,119 Germany Sept.,29, 1922 

